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<p>Tom Joyce | The News</p><p>Mount Airy firemen work to contain the restaurant blaze at 1384 S. Main St. with the help of the city&#8217;s ladder truck.</p>
Fire strikes Chase & Charli restaurant
The Mount Airy Fire Department’s ladder truck paid dividends Saturday in helping to contain a blaze at a South Main Street restaurant that has been open only a few months. City firefighters responded to the incident at Chase & Charli Restaurant by the River at 1384 S. Main St. shortly after noon and encountered heavy smoke. Restaurant owner Todd Hiatt had used a fire extinguisher in an unsuccessful attempt to put out the fire, which was sit...
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<p>Tom Joyce | The News</p><p>Hundreds of walkers prepare to enter the Emily B. Taylor Greenway at the start of Saturday&#8217;s March for Babies.</p>
Hundreds march for healthy baby cause
About 400 people of all ages — including many parents pushing baby strollers, and at least one dog in tow — hit the pavement Saturday in an effort that boosted funding and awareness for a special cause. “We’re here for a common goal and that’s healthy babies,” explained Bill James, 2013 campaign chairman for the annual March of Dimes walk Saturday on the Emily B. Taylor Greenway. While a show of force by 40 to 50 different fundraising tea...
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<p>Earline Parmon</p>
State senator to speak at Freedom Fund Banquet
The first African-American state senator from Forsyth County will be the guest speaker for the 48th-annual Freedom Fund Banquet in Mount Airy next Saturday. J.J. Jones Alumni Auditorium will host the banquet sponsored by Surry County Chapter 5459 of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). The theme for the event is “Forward.” It begins at 6 p.m. Saturday and will include dinner catered by K&W Cafeterias in ...
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Driver facing charges in head-on wreck
A Dobson man is facing several charges following a two-vehicle head-on collision Friday night on Siloam Road. According to Trooper H.A. Hiatt of the North Carolina Highway Patrol, shortly before 9 p.m., Jody Golding, 34, of 1025 Copeland School Road, was driving a 1983 Chevrolet pickup north on Siloam Road at a high rate of speed near 1010 Siloam Road, which is in what locals call pickle curve between Little Mountain Church Road and Old Cre...
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<p>Tom Joyce | The News</p><p>Local baseball historian David Beal holds up a &#8220;store model&#8221; glove Saturday containing the name of Chubby Dean, a major league player who was born in Mount Airy.</p>
Beal keeping local baseball history alive
Most of Mount Airy’s “boys of summer” have passed on to the baseball diamond in the sky, but one local man is working extra innings to keep their memories alive. Long before the days of modern big-leaguers, and even bigger contracts, small towns throughout America had their own minor league teams that captured the hearts of fans, and Mount Airy was no exception. “It flourished in baseball about the time it was really beginning its stand i...
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<p>Ricky James Haynes</p>
Most wanted
The Surry County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information on the whereabouts of the following people: • Ricky James Haynes, white male, 44, is wanted on charges of failing to pay child support. • Dara Webster Burrows, black female, 38, is wanted on charges of failing to appear on felony obtaining property by false pretense. • Jay Stevens Harris, white male, 43, is wanted on charges of failing to appear on felony attempted larceny. ...
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Alzheimer’s Walk set for next Sunday
The first downtown Mount Airy/Surry County Alzheimer’s Walk will take place May 19. Alzheimer’s disease ranked as sixth on a 2011 list of the leading causes of death in North Carolina More than 170,000 older adults in North Carolina have Alzheimer’s disease or another type of dementia, according to information released by the North Carolina Center for Health Statistics. By 2030, that number is projected to rise by more than 300,000. In ...
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Community calendar
Submissions to the community calendar need to be in writing and arrive or be brought into The Mount Airy News office by 5 p.m. Tuesday for the event to be in Sunday’s newspaper. The calendar runs each Sunday. Be sure to include the full name and address of the event; the time, day and date of the event; and a contact phone number in case our staff has any questions. Information may be mailed to: The Mount Airy News, 319 N. Renfro St., Mount ...
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Health calendar
MONDAYS Surry Cancer Support Group Surry County Cancer Support Group meets on the first Monday of the month from 7 to 9 p.m. in Grace Moravian Church, 1401 N. Main St., Mount Airy. Informational programs are featured and refreshments are served. For more information, call 789-9779. Grief Support This group meets Mondays from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Sycamore Baptist Church, Stuart, Va. Anyone dealing with grief is welcome. For more infor...
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<p>Jessica Johnson | The News</p><p>Palomino Mtn. Ranch in Lowgap is experiencing a rebirth as a wedding and special events venue.</p>
Palomino Mtn. Ranch: a local destination for weddings and other events
LOWGAP — Many know they have arrived in Lowgap when traveling on N.C. 89, as soon as the forest opens up, and the mountains loom over the land. This is the location of Palomino Mtn. Ranch, owned by Sally Roberts. Her property is on the right side of N.C. 89, first recognizable by the horse statues over the driveway and then by a large pond and gazebo just down the road. Palomino Mtn. Ranch has been host to multiple rodeos over the years, ...
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